Members of this group counsel adopters and those considering adoption on caring for, gentling, and adopting a wild horse or burro. Members also represent wild
horses and burros on several forums and have been appointed to represent
wild horse and burro interests on several government committees.
Webmaster's Note: These people are really experienced with wild horses and burros, their care and their related issues.

The NWHA is a non-profit organization run entirely by volunteers. They
assist the BLM, Department of Forestry and the Lake Mead Parks
and Recreation Department in the care and maintenance of wild horses and
burros in and around the Las Vegas area.

The Foundation for Shackleford Horses, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable,
educational and scientific North Carolina corporation formed to "Protect
and preserve the Shackleford horse and ensure its continuing existance on
into the foreseeable future." In addition, the Foundation is working to
ensure there are sufficient numbers of Shackleford Banks wild horses to
preserve genetic variability and viability.

VRWPA acts as agents for the Virginia City Highlands (37,400
acres). The organization acts as a coordinating agency for the property
owners in the unincorporated area of the Virginia Range north of Virginia
City, Nevada. They engage in educational, scientific, developmental and
range mangement activities on behalf of free-roaming horses and wildlife in the
area.

Offers registration of horses of known and unknown pedigree. Animals must be
buckskin, dun, red dun and grulla in color and must mature to a minimum of 14
H.H. No pintos, paints or appaloosa characteristics are allowed.

Mares can be hardship registered based on color alone. Geldings can be
registered on color alone without hardship fees. Stallions cannot be registered
without having approved outcross registration of sire and dam. Unable to
accept any animals with appaloosa, draft, donkey or mule breeding and/or
characteristics.

Offers Wild Horse and Burro Diary. Acceptability of registration is not based
on blood lines, color or conformation. Currently, all freezemarked wild horses
and burros from BLM and from the White Sands Missile Range are accepted. Foals
not freezemarked will be accepted if conception occurred in the wild prior to
capture as determined by the mares capture date and foal birth date. Any
offspring of a mare, stallion, jenny or jack already registered in this
registry will be accepted.

The ISPMB is active in the rescue and rehabilitation of BLM Mustangs and
Burros through their Operations Wild Horse and Burro Rescue program. The
rescue group stays in contact with the auction houses in the State of Arizona.
Whenever a BLM Mustang or Burro is put up for auction, the group purchases
the animal, brings them back to the I.S.P.M.B. facility, rehabilitates the
animal and finds and adoptive and/or permanent home. These animals are also
used to rehabilitate young and old people alike through the ISPMB Volunteer
program. They are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. The produce a quarter
newsletter through funds raised by donations. The donations are also used to
feed the current herd and purchase auctioned animals.

(This is the original organization founded by Velma "Wild Horse Annie" Johnston.)

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